Cam phaser lockout kit and method

A method for reducing noise in a vehicle engine comprising the steps of:

• immobilizing a timing chain using a wedge tool;
• matching a chain link with a tooth on a sprocket using a marking instrument to physically apply a mark on both the chain link and the tooth;
• removing a cam shaft phaser from a cam shaft;
• rotating a cover of the phaser away from an interior compartment to expose vanes therein;
• placing a lockout component between one of said vanes and an adjacent lug to permanently fix the position of the vanes relative to an exterior point on the phaser during operation of the vehicle's engine, the lockout component sized to engage, and contemporaneously engaging both the one of said vanes and adjacent lug to prevent relative motion therebetween;
• return the cover to its original position;
• align the timing chain with the phaser according to the mark on the chain link and the tooth;
• and
• removing the wedge tool to release the timing chain.